The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.


on top at present
.-Chickasaw Lodge No. A, X. OF p,
elected officers last night.
Christmas Graphic, season forsDcccm.
Der; something to read for December, at
| Mansford's.
--Chas. W. Montana was Yesterday ap.
pointed administrator of the estate of John
Pattison, deceased.
OF the weeks sales Of cotton, 30.S5O
bales, the exporters took 10, 200 bales and
the spinners 10, $50 bales.
/ The probate court has appointed c.
w. Montana administrator of the estate Of
W. +. Patterson, deceased.
The stock Of cotton on hand in Mem
phis is 1876, $50 bales, but the unsold stock
only amounts TO ITO, 1877 bales.
Memphis City Fire and General In
surance company stock advanced centsat
the stock call board yesterday.
AT the criminal court yesterday. sew
eral suburban retail groccrs gave bonds on
indictment charging selling liquor without
license.
There will be meeting Of the directors
OF the county schools today at II o'clock
in the county courtroom. Important bus
lness will be transacted.
Mrs. Bowers in "Old Love Letters"
aud The Jealous Wife" at next Satur-
days matinee, instead Of "Mary Stuart"
as heretofore published.
AT the cripinal court yesterday, H. L.
Bates, colorcdlarcenist, was found guilty,
and was sentenced 10 Imprisonment Tor
one year in the pcnitentiary.
The Cat island sensation turned out 10
be a grapevine telegraph story. There was
no riot, nobody was killed, and peace and
quiet prevails among the whites and blacks.
Real estate transfers yesterday: VI.
llearn, TO Rebecca Moilett, lot IL, Roland
subdivision, 81 400; G. NJ. Tidwell and
wife TO same, lot Is, Boland subdivision,
$1,000.
--"Bcwitched' will be the comedy at
traction at the theater matinee this after
noon and again tonight, which will close
the engagement Of Sol Smith Russell and
company.
Mary Kate the bright little four year
old daughter OF Officer Ed. Kehoe. OF the
police force, died at 1880 O'Clock yestor-
day, at the home Of her parents, No. Ia
jackson street
George Mann, white, no home, was
trying 10 sell a couple OF brass watches at
No. Gl0 Main street last night. lie could
not account for his possession OF them
and was arrested ON suspicion.
During the holidays the Kansas City.
Memphis q birmingham railroad company
will reduce the fare between all stations,
where the regular round trip rate Is not -
cents or less, TO cents per mile.
Considerable complaint is being made
by passengers rs 10 the sanitary condition
OF the Mississippi & Tennessee depot. The
waiting-ruOms are not only too small aud
inadequaielyfumshed, buta very offensive
stencil peryadcs them.
On Main street yesterday several dray-
men let their mules make their own way
along the vehicle crowded street, while
they strollcd along the sidewalk and en-
gagged in conversation. This Is q danger
Gus business, and should be prohibited by
the police.
At the Shelby county circuit court n
suit has been entered by Mrs. Fannie X
johnson, claiming $4,000 damages from
the Louisville, New Orleans x Texas
road. The cause OF the suit Is the killing
OF Holden Johnson, who was crushed be-
WYNN 'HiEf ~ wv WINS HliN't ~ lllt lhihn
in south Memphis.
Walter Howard, colored, aged twenty
one years, oi Germantown, came into the
city yesterday afternoon aud stoppcd ut
negro woman's house In the rear Of Elm
wood cemetery TO warm himself. When
hc left he took pair OF flannel drawers,
for which he was arrested q short time
aiterwam by Officer Armstrong.
Yellowstone Kit" who carried At.
lania, Ca, for the Observation-Disclosures, il
not unknown in Memphis Last season
KIT sold patent medicine "cuc-alls" on
the bluff, aud had an acrobat with him
who gave line performances before inn
mense crowds OF people nightly. Exit Il
a fluent talkcr, has great influence among
the colorcd people, is square In his bust
ncss dealings, and N n Spaniard by birth.
lie buys q large amount OF drugs In this |
city and has good credit.
The injunction case OF Mitchell vs..
the Taxing District government was ar
gucd before Chancellor Estes Yesterday |
by Mcs-s. Greer and Peters, for Mr.. |
Mitchell, aud Mcssrs. Walker aud Wright, |
for the city. The chancellor took ~ case !
under adyiscmont, and will render an |
opinion In due time. The bill asks that /
the city authorities be restrained from ]
taking back taxes, and other money col |
lccied, aud using such funds for garbage |
aud sanitary purposes